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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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